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Today in Black America - December 24

POSTED: December 24, 2009, 12:00 am

The New York Times

Senate Passes Health Care Overhaul Bill

Effort Begun to End Voting for Judges

Delaware Pediatrician Is Accused of Raping Patients

Report Uncovers No Voting Fraud by Acorn

Recession Slows Population Rise Across Sun Belt

Baltimore Sun

Nearly time to say goodbye to Somethin' Good at mall

Hopkins to buy 11.4-acre property in N. Baltimore

Baltimore approves plan to let community groups buy vacant lots

The Christian Science Monitor

Osama bin Laden's family in Iran: new strain on Saudi-Iran ties

Obama’s smart pick for cyber czar: Howard Schmidt

The Washington Post

Senate and House in search of health-care compromise

Black men hit hard by unemployment in Milwaukee

Census: Florida, Nevada had more Americans move out than in

D.C.'s largest needle-exchange program running out of cash

Gov. O'Malley focused on creating jobs

A health-care victory that stinks

Detroit Free Press

Waters cleans house; Riddle home with mom

City must repay Free Press for legal fees, judge rules

Beatty tries to rebuild career

For Christine Beatty, a world with no delusions

Population drop threatens congressional seat

Chicago Tribune

Plainfield East High School sexting scandal

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles crime rates plunge despite weak economy

Stanford football hero warms up for a statewide run

Schwarzenegger's plan to again raid transit funds angers rider advocates

Related References

books
- Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics 2008
  Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data
media
- Justice for the Central Park Five
  NorthStar Network Editorial from October 2002
- DC Voting Rights
  A NorthStar Network news report on voting rights in the nation's capital
- Hate American Style
  Violence in Iraq is eerily similar to what Blacks experienced in the era of Jim Crow
- White House Seeks to Muzzle Foreign Press
  Bush White House seeks to silence foreign press over criticism of Iraq War
- President Bush Addresses the Nation
  A NorthStar Network news report on President Bush's speech on Iraq
organizations
- Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society
  P. O. Box 73067 Washington, DC 20056-3067
- African Environmental Research Consulting Group (AERCG)
  Dr. Peter A. Sam, Chairman/CEO
- African Development Institute Inc.
  Lee Cassanelli: Director
documents
- National Opinion Poll on Social Security
  One of the foremost Black think tanks provides a snapshot of Black public opinion on Social Security in 1998.
- Poverty in the United States, 1991
- CBC Sponsors National Town Hall Meeting
- African American Males and Communities
  One of the foremost Black think tanks examines the status of Black men in communities
- Congressional Black Caucus Constituents Profile
  An overview of the constituents served by the Congressional Black Caucus

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